Abstract: An information serving system includes a mobile apparatus and a terminal apparatus. The mobile apparatus includes a memory which stores ticket information including departure time data, and a display. The terminal apparatus is installed in a building, and includes a communication device, a database, and a controller. The controller controls the communication device to read the ticket information stored in the memory of the mobile apparatus, calculates a time interval between a current time and a departure time represented by the departure time data, retrieves usable facility information from the database in accordance with a length of the time interval, and causes the communication device to transmit to the mobile apparatus the retrieved usable facility information together with map information. The mobile apparatus then controls its display to display the transmitted usable facility information on a map based on the transmitted map information.

Abstract: A moving image reproducing device is disclosed which comprises a flash memory for recording a plurality of items of moving image data, a display unit for displaying moving image data recorded in the memory, and a CPU for allowing a plurality of items of moving image data recorded in the memory to be reproduced simultaneously on the display unit. The CPU is adapted to, in order to keep the end of movie playback of each of the plurality of items of moving image data in time coincidence, delay the start time of movie playback of moving image data other than the moving image data which is the longest in playback time.

Abstract: A sealing film is formed on a semiconductor substrate on which a number of columnar electrodes are formed, and then the upper surface of the sealing film is polished to expose the upper surfaces of the columnar electrodes made of a soft metal. During the polishing, laterally broadened edges are generated on the upper sides of the columnar electrodes. Then, the upper surfaces of the columnar electrodes, including the laterally broadened edges, are etched so as to remove the edges. In this manner, the shape of the upper surfaces of the columnar electrodes can be formed as initially designed, and therefore the bonding strengths can be made uniform. Thus, the reliability of the device can be improved.

Abstract: A CPU produces a graph of a figure represented by a functional expression data input by a functional expression data input device, and displays it on a display unit. The CPU calculates and displays a volume of a body of rotation produced when the figure is rotated around a rotational axis in a range of the figure specified by a range specifying device or in a range determined based on the analysis of intersections of the figure and the rotational axis.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a circuit element forming region and a plurality of connection pads are formed, a first columnar electrode which is formed on a first connection pad so as to be electrically connected to the first connection pad, a first conductive layer which is formed on a second connection pad so as to be electrically connected to the second connection pad, an encapsulating film which is formed at least around the first columnar electrode, on the semiconductor substrate and on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer which is formed on the encapsulating film so as to face the first conductive layer. A passive element is formed from the first and second conductive layers.

Abstract: An upper body which can be shifted from and toward a lower body through a link mechanism is formed. A drum unit and a toner unit are arranged on the side of the upper body. The upper body is opened in the parallel with respect to the lower body with a predetermined interval, by the link mechanism including arms. In the state where the upper body is opened, the drum unit and the toner unit can be detached from and attached to the printer device in frontward and backward directions, by sliding a sliding member arranged on the upper body.

Abstract: In a separator, a seesaw cover is pressed downward at its rear end to turn the seesaw cover counterclockwise to form an open mouth. A label comprising a printing tape and a cover tape attached through an adhesive layer o the printing tape is inserted at one end into the open mouth. The seesaw cover is released from the push force applied from above to its end opposite to the mouth, the cover is returned to its original position by the resiliency of a spring, and the label is then clamped at one end by elastic members within the mouth. When a push button is pressed downward, a pair of sliding contact surfaces thereof slide on a corresponding pair of sliding contact surfaces of a moving member to thereby move the moving member toward the mouth. This causes a curved member provided at a mouth-side end of the moving member and hence its curved member surface to curve a corner of the label.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connecting adapter 500 for connecting an earphone 600 with a body part 200 of a writs type of music player. In a casing 501, an earphone jack 504, and a circuit board 505 having a continuity with the earphone jack 504 are provided. A connection terminal 506 having a continuity with an earphone connector 205 of the body art 200 is provided so as to penetrate the inside and the outside of the casing 501 and have a continuity with the circuit board 505. On the outer surface of the casing 501, a fixed hook 507 for engaging with a concavity 200a of the body part 200 and a movable hook 508 for engaging with a concavity 200b of the body part 200, which is incorporated so as to be rotatable and to be biased toward the body part 200, are provided.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a pair of substrates on whose opposing surfaces electrodes are formed; and a liquid crystal provided between the substrates and having spontaneous polarization and a physical property such that when a positive or negative saturation voltage whose absolute value is sufficiently large is applied between the electrodes, liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a first direction or a second direction, and when an arbitrary voltage lying between the positive saturation voltage and the negative saturation voltage is applied between the electrodes, a director is aligned in an arbitrary direction which corresponds to the applied voltage and which lies in a cone angle formed by the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of bump electrodes formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a sealing film having a top surface located higher than a top surface of each bump electrode and an opening for exposing the top surface of each bump electrode.

Abstract: A position display device of this invention specifies a zone including at least two waypoints, and controls symbols expressing at least two waypoints and a symbol expressing a present invention of a movable object which moves to be displayed on a display screen of display means, based on waypoint information and the position of the movable object which are obtained by position obtaining means, such as a GPS, etc. The position obtaining means stores the position of the in advance a plurality of waypoints or a destination point which the movable object is estimated to pass and obtains position information representing the position of the movable object.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a portable information terminal is connected via a network to a server capable of delivering a main image and a thumbnail image that corresponds to the main image, thereby acquiring the thumbnail image or image number. Then, the main image stored in the server, the main image corresponding to the thumbnail image, is printed out by a printer connected via the network in accordance with a command from the portable information terminal via the network.

Abstract: A registration apparatus for a musical instrument having a memory that has stored information representing set states of various parameters that specify respective types of rhythms to be accompanied automatically and respective types of musical sound generation. The set parameters are called and updated in a lump. By changing a type of calling, all the parameters can be called out immediately or only a parameter that specifies a type of accompaniment generation can be called out in synchronism with a predetermined timing of an accompaniment.

Abstract: A digital still camera easily adds information relating to a pick-up time to a picked-up image. The digital still camera is connected to Internet through communication function of a cellular phone based on a download time interval of each URL and obtains an HTML file from a URL specified by information downloaded from the Internet. When an image is picked-up and stored in a flash memory as a JPEG file, the obtained HTML file is written into a comment region of the JPEG file.

Abstract: A plurality of icon data and keywords respectively corresponding to the icon data are stored in an icon data storage section. Matching between the data input by the data input section and a keyword stored in the icon data storage section is detected. Icon data stored in the icon data storage section in correspondence with a keyword which is detected to match the data input by the data input section is added to the input data, and the obtained data is displayed.

Abstract: A field sequential type liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display device in which unit-color image data of different colors are sequentially written in display elements during the period of one frame composed of three continuous fields, and an illuminating unit placed at the back of the liquid crystal display device to sequentially emit light beams having colors corresponding to the colors of the unit-color image data in accordance with the sequential write of the unit-color image data. The illuminating device is selectively controlled to sequential turn-on of colors, total turn-off by which the emission of all the light beams is stopped, or total turn-on. A semitransparent reflecting film is formed between the liquid crystal display device and the illuminating unit.

Abstract: A wrist device is provided which includes a case body and bands attached to the case body. The wrist device also includes covering portions which cover a portion of the case body.

Abstract: Connection terminals are provided on the upper surface of a film substrate. Each terminal comprises an electrodeconnecting part and a circular reinforcing part connected to the distal end of the electrode-connecting part. Connection electrodes are provided at a predetermined pitch P on the lower surface of a semiconductor chip. The side length L of the connection electrodes and the pitch P may be reduced to accomplish fine pitching. In this case, the width T of the connection terminal is decreased to some extent, in consideration of the bonding precision. In spite of this, the reinforcing part of each connection terminal hardly peels from the film substrate if it has a diameter that is equal to the length L of the side of the connection electrode.

Abstract: In an object-image displaying apparatus, a plurality of part designating switches disposed at positions corresponding respectively to locations of parts in an object image to be composed are operated to read out a part pattern of the relevant part from a part-pattern memory, which previously stores a plurality of part patterns of each of the parts. The read out part patterns are combined into an object image, and the combined object image is displayed on a display device and is printed by a printer. Further, a plurality of part designating switches provided respectively in correspondence to a plurality of part images displayed on the display device are operated to read out a part pattern of the relevant part from among plural sorts of part patterns stored in a memory. The read out part patterns are combined into an object image, and the object image is displayed on the display device and is printed by the printer.

Abstract: A flexible wiring board is provided which is made of a relatively thin polyimide film and, thus, can be bent easily. Therefore, the flexible wiring board can be bent easily in the vicinity of a semiconductor chip mounting region without forming slits for facilitating the bending in the film substrate. As a result, it is possible to decrease the length of that portion of the flexible wiring board which is positioned ahead of the semiconductor chip mounting region.